Proton (cars) | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] edit The Great Proton Cars The Proton Saga was the first 'car' introduced to the unsuspecting public in 1985 which is still sold even today with its over 21 24-year old Mitsubishi engine and chassis. The earliest models were actually very robust and reliable, because very little changes were made to the re-badged Japanese cars. People liked Proton that time and wanted better cars in the future. However, the idiots in EON decided that they wanted to make extra profit by cutting production costs - screw what their consumers want, they say. Ergo, they replaced the high-quality Japanese chassis parts with third-hand (s)crap materials from China, Vietnam and Botswana, so that they can charge the costumers the same exact price with the newer, far crappier editions of their Proton Sagas. Not every Proton car ends up like this, just 99.99%.

As quoted by Jeremy Clarkson in Top Gear : "What is the difference between Proton and another car company?" Proton is a company created entirely to make money, where all the engineers and workers constantly innovate and imagine better ways to develop "cutting edge" solutions and minimise the need for any safety features on their cars in order to keep the production cost down and ask poor Malaysians to pay more. “Aiya scare what? Proton is protekted by gaberment because it was the Government-Link-Company kan? If Proton bankrupt then the gahpamen will shame dan the only Malaysia's pride is gone lah!” ~ the Proton Cronies “If the country is trying very hard to produce something which would stand to benefit us in return why are we making so much fuss out of it. Just see the new proton. isn't THIS AN IMPROVEMENT? Come on lah jangan duk caci sana sini” ~ Proton After that, the second model introduced back in 1993 was the glorious Proton Wira. It sold like blue VCDs in the night market.

The Malaysians actually thought that this car was THE SHIT unlike the Proton Saga, but it turned out that the car was even more expensive and of even shittier quality. Proton realised that exactly what the Malaysian consumer needs, an even poorer quality car proven to be more popular than the last generation. The Proton Wira gave its buyers a lingering headache (more of a butt ache because the car would hit every hump on the road) which made them always think about and remember the car company that ripped them off. (I will remember you... I will never forget those damn bastards at Proton who made these shitty cars that disgrace Malaysia!!!). edit Proton's Power All Proton car owners proudly say their car's air-conditioning system is the coldest of all brands. At least, for a while.

Protons have unique assembly loops exposed between parts to allow more natural fresh air inside; cheap and low-quality plastic components to ensure that there is always something to replace on any service date; no anti-rust treatment, because iron oxide makes the car look even more cool and beautiful; built-in factory noises that drown out the low-fidelity audio system; a superb problematic engine and a laggy gearbox system which has a mind of its own, giving the car more power, excitement and performance; funny electronic systems where the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) in the car will make the driver always in a happy mood even when they are depressed and crying; super hard and noisy suspension system giving their car unparalleled comfort and safety setting; an advanced, deliberately inaccurate, speedometer that over-reports speed and makes the driver feel sporty and sleek. edit The Proud Owner of Lotus Mahathir Mohamad bought Lotus, a British Sport Car manufacturer to Proton by using the Malaysians' tax money. Then Proton spread word to people that all their cars are engineered using Lotus technology, and this will mean that their future designs will have great handling like a Porsche, power like a Lamborghini, speed like a Ferrari, pussy magnet power like a McLaren.

Not only that, even the steering, rims, bumper, seat, dashboard, carpet, outlook, headlight, exhaust, everything and anything is designed or engineered by Lotus (and so they say). Proton cars will be even been re-badged as Lotus-Proton in some part of the world to gain a better image.(Lotus mah...) Well OF COURSE the new cars have a Lotus feel in them. Just like the previous ones have a Mitsubishi feel in them. Which means the cars feel like being built by a dozen fat blokes in a shed in Essex rather than in a (claimed) sophisticated-robotized factory.But hey, Malaysia Boleh kan? If they could do it in the past, they could do it again! “Hoi...Don't Play-Play!!! My car is engineered by LOTUS!!! You want challenge me???” ~ The Proton's Power, Just Believe It Lah... “ Wah, you know something, ah?! My proton car so strong like a tank!!!” ~ Random Proton Owner(Proton CEO later commented that Proton cars are in fact made out of recycled old rusty world war II tank)...

“ I'll gladly trade the Lotus-developed suspension with the Toyota-developed doortrims.” ~ James May on Proton Gen-2 edit Proton in The World Proton feels that they are very important in the world's automotive industry due to their over-proud Malaysia Boleh spirit. The truth is 94% of Proton cars are sold inside Malaysia. Every year Proton 'successfully' sells around 150000 units of their car(except in 2006 when they were only able to sell 110,000 units). Compared to Russian, Chinese or Indian car manufacturers such as GAZ, Lada, Daihatsu, Daewoo, Doyoda, Tata, Subroo, Maruti, Chery, Yahama, Hongda, Geely, Great Wall, Hafei or whatever, the number of Proton sales of 150,000 units is just a big joke. For exported cars, Proton will only use 'Grade A' parts with better assembly methods, as well as other customer services such as ridiculously long warranty periods and a high bunch of free gifts upon purchase.

They make sure that the car quality is much superior than the cars for the domestic markets. But even with those extra buffs, Proton cars didn't really make it outside Malaysia anyway. “Make sure that our exported cars are well built because the Britons are very fussy. Or else, the car will be rejected and sent back to Malaysia. Car for Malaysia market? Tak apa lah, no need quality control since poor quality will make sure they always replace and service their car. More profit for us. ” ~ actual quote from the Proton management team Proton is currently trying to improve its range and regain its market share especially in Malaysia. Good luck to Proton on this front. While some feeble attempts have been made to introduce 'new' models, one just can't help noticing the now 22-year old Proton Sagas is still in production and remains one of Proton's 'Best Seller' (because it is the cheapest of the shitty cars). Proton is an assembler of very cheap and very nasty cars in Malaysia. Malaysians have suffered greatly from this corporation hell bent on making money rather than having a passion to build good cars that the country can actually take pride in.

The quality is terrible, a fact well known among Malaysians and abroad. Just sit in any Malaysian taxi to experience Proton first-hand. You will regret it. Even the local Malaysian trishaws produce less vibration and noise than a Proton car. They last a lot longer before breaking down too, BTW. Another benchmark of Proton success is they successfully penetrated into the American automotive market defeating other giant car maker such as Ford, GM, Ferrari and even Toyota to be sold in to Amish Community. It is the only known vehicle in the world that ever passed the strict regulation of Amish Transportation guide with flying colours results as other car maker failed miserably. One of the most important guidelines known is "Ye shall not have evil technology in Ye Donkey coach". At first the marketing strategy is to give out free horse for every proton purchased but latter phased out and replaced by "free one proton with one horse purchase" and "for one donkey purchased get 2 proton for free" Proton recently tried to penetrate the Indonesian market, which is a stupid move really, considering the relationship between the two countries. It's actually like selling Israel-made goods in Palestine, really, only worse.

Of course, despite years of expensive-priced crap cars, Indonesians are quick to point out that Protons are rubbish and they rather work harder, save more money, and buy a better car, or not buy a car in first place. Not a bad move, since walking is actually cheaper than a Proton, and it's actually safer and more comfortable. “What the fuck is this? It smells and looks worse than any other taxis in other third-world countries! I even used a Toyota Vios in Indonesia, a Toyota Corolla in Thailand and a Toyota Innova in the Philippines! Low standard cheap vehicraps! That is more fucking horrible than communist China or Russia! If I were a Malaysian, I'd rather my country don't produce any national cars(rebadged japanese left-overs) than any of these. Jeez! ” ~ An angry tourist after using the Proton Saga Taxi in Malaysia, Malayshit is truly shit They also claim that they have received a lot of bookings in China and Tomyamland, average 11 car in China and 200 car sold in Tomyamland per month.

Nobody would be stupid enough to buy a Proton which will cost more than a Volkswagen or Toyota in those two countries where good cars are really cheap. edit Proton Car Models Potong Sucka (since 1960) The rebadge and rebadge and refacelift and refacelift of Proton Saga since 1985 This coffin looking shit box was introduced in 1985 since the birth of Proton. The Proton Saga had been given more facelifts than Michael Jackson; again and again in 1991, 1993, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2020 for more (supposedly) chicks-inducing looks. In 1993 the Saga was rebadged as Saga Iswara (Is-shit). In 1998 the Saga Iswara became modern AGAIN by receiving a new more sporty (Proton owns Lotus, so all cars in its line-up has to look "sporty", see?) steering than its original squarish look.

In 2003, a sports version of Saga Iswara powered by a miserable 550kw pushrod, Milo-tin cylinder 8000cc V12 disposable, intercooled engine with Nissan Skyline taillights and Subaru Impreza WRX exhaust system hit the market. It was designed to be sent to junkyards after just one drag race, much like a disposable camera. Sometime in 2004, the Saga Iswara was facelifted again and renamed as Saga LMST (Like My ShiT, or alternaively, Lame Miserable Slow Turd). This new version featured enlarged tits both front and rear. It also had an Audi TT-inspired dashboard, Civic Type R bucket-seat and 1st generation Lotus Elise-derived dashboard display. As you can see, Proton try very hard to be sporty, just like Lotus. In 2006, the Saga was facelifted yet AGAIN!!!! to include a new Wau profiled grille to match the rest of the family.

In 2007 Proton is selling Saga at RM26,999 (around 7000USD to celebrate poor sales of Proton cars in 2006. Proton is trying to lure more innocent Malaysians into buying this piece of shit box with the slogan "Thank you Malaysian over 22 years for the support of Proton". Insiders said that the actual message is "Thank you Malaysian, over 22 years you have been stupid enough to let us rip your ass off" It is believed that Proton will continue selling the Proton Saga till the end of time as they claim that this Saga is a icon car of Malaysia just like the Rover's (now BMW) Mini, old Volkswagen Beetle or Land Rover Defender. Proton Gila (since 1993) The only car manufacture in the world proudly install GT-Wing on their super car for more power. yeah Malaysia Boleh!!! A rebadged 1991 Mitsubishi Lancer, production still continues until today as this car still outsells the Gen2 which should be the Wira Replacement Model.

Proton Wira is believe to have been given facelifts for more than 5 times in its current lifespan. Wira is the most wanted vehicle by every Ah Beng and Ah Long as it is fierce looking and is easily converted into a Lancer Evolution VIII just by a muffler swap. A sport version of Wira know as WiSE or Wira Sohai Edition were introduce in 2003 with Mugen-look ricer's-standard-issue spoiler, GT-Wing from Nissan Silvia and Subaru Impreza WRX exhaust system powered by 150cc 1 cylinder engine. The car is capable of smoking Evolution 9s, Ferrari F360s or Mazda RX8s on the Federal Highway during peak hours. Proton Suckria It actually a rebadge from the 1991 Mitsubishi Mirage/Colt. A much slower model, GTi was introduced in 1998. Proton claimed it was engineered and the handling done by LOTUS, which is stupid because, again, it's a Mitsubishi left-over. The GTi version did not last long because Ah Beng out there can do a better job than Proton by fitting a more powerful Mitsubishi engine.

There is also an R3 limited edition of Satria which Proton claims was 0.1 second faster than the normal version. The new Sucktria Neonzzz replaced the old Sucktria, with even more underpowered maCAMPRO engine. CAMPRO is the short for CAMe with PROblems which truly shows the quality of Satria Neonzz. Shortly after the release of Satria Neonzz, Potong came out with another faster more expensive version of Neonzz called the Satria Neonzzz CPS (Cincai-Pasang-Sahaja) which in plain English means VTEC. Proton Banana (since 1995) This is the most exclusive car made by Proton; again it was rebadge from the 1990 Nissan Skyline R32 GTR but with more doors. The engine is powered by 6 bananas which is also engineered by LOTUS. This car claims to have the same standard as BMW 7 Series, Mercedes Benz S-Class or Lexus LS460.

So once upon a time Mahathir MohaMAD asked all the government ministers to use the Banana as their official vehicle, but it failed as he switched back to a Mercedes S-Class to his office because he can't afford having a car whose engine might blow up when being chased by terrorists. Besides that the cost of maintaining & supplying that stupid car by their sole/official govt car mechanics Spanco is as much as maintaining a Merc E CLass and the stupid V6 gearbox cost RM 24k each!! More expensive that any luxury German cars. Actually, the car is a rebadged Mitshitbushit Galant, but not the current one, or even the one before the current one. Originally a quite decent car, Proton managed to ruin this car with a body panel so thin you can see through it, an engine with less power than the Swiss Army, and to top it off, a big-sized-taxi image for what supposed to be a flagship car. Well done! Proton Wajunk! (since 2000) Wajunk is Asian BMW. Why buy BMW when you can have the Wajunk?

Proton tells the whole world that Wajunk is their first own built, design and engineered vehicle. However the secret was outed when the straight-faced Nazis from BMW strip-search the Wajunk and found that Wajunk is (again) built on Mitsubishi Carisma's floorplan. And look at that headlamps! VW Jetta anyone? In UK, Wajunk is renamed to Proton Impian to prevent the British from pronouncing it as "Wah JUNK!". A few years later, Proton came out with another longer version of Wajunk known as "Proton Chancellor" Rumours had it that it was as luxurious as a Mercedes Benz S-Class, Royce Rolls Phantom or even a Maybach but no one knows, partly because no one has ever sat in this car because it was more expensive than the most expensive car in this world, and partly because it's all bullshit and due to the fact that in Europe it only got five one star for pedestrian safety, which shows just how greedy Proton is since they never care about safety but only about making more money.

In 2007 the Waja was finally given a facelift and fitted with the miserable unreliable ma CamPro engine to replace the ye'olde but more reliable Mitsubishi 4G18. The new WaJunk Campro is design to look more like a VW Jetta/Bora to show the possibity of Proton, being a typical Malaysian, claiming that the brand "Volkswagen" are actually theirs. Various wannabe ricer fan clubs were formed by Waja owners such as WPC (World-Wide Pokemon Club or WAN PAN CHAT). These hardcore say their Wajas are capable of smoking a Nissan 350Z on traffic light sprint, Mercedes C200K on a top speed run and were more comfortable than BMW 745Li. More adventurous members even spend as much as RM70,000 modernizing their Waja (more than the car worth) for performance parts and claimed to have smoked a Mazda RX7 or a Porsche Cayman at Sepong Sepang circuit. A top speed is 350km/h is claimed, thanks to the ever so in accurate speedometer.

nobody give a fucks anyway Proton Arena (since 2002) This car was actually a failure from Proton R&D to clone the Toyota Hilux while develop a replacement coupe for Proton Putra. Wira front end joined with truck rear end, and you get an Arena! A typical Bolehland Multi Purpose potong car that can be sporty and bring 2 cow or 5 goat on it. It gives you the impression that you are in the Wild Wild West riding a bronco with its wonderful suspension. In reality, what you're doing is delivering refrigerators and smoking those rubbers like all ricers on every red light. You want SPORTY and MORE POWER? Optional GT-Wing is available and guaranteed to add 1000 raging horn power. Bugatti Veyron? Piece of cake!! Proton Junk2 (since 2003) Proton Junk2 !!! a new 4 days old Gen2 [1] Gen2 or known as the Junk2 means Proton will start making 2nd generation junk engineered by monkeys built in jungle clearings by people who failed their primary 6 mathematics.

Duit Kopi inspired Proton management to buy all the low quality parts from Babiputra company to build the Junk2. Junk2 is powered by an ex-renault engine. Actually, the engine was a part of a trial and error research conducted by Renault. Rather than pay someone to crush the engine, Renault sold the design to Proton Engineers.

This car was meant as a "WRX (Wira Replacement Xtreme)" but unfortunately, the older and prettier Proton Gila still has much higher sales figures than its replacement model, mainly due to the fact that the Junk2 is widely known as a highly unreliable machine, with frequent complaints of faulty power windows, gearbox failure, mechanical problem, leaking roof, paint defect, unable to open door, cheap plastic interior, faulty ECU, mechanical problem, leaking roof, faulty power windows, gearbox failure, mechanical problem, leaking roof, paint defect, cheap plastic interior, faulty ECU, gearbox failure, mechanical problem, leaking roof, paint defect, unable to open door, mechanical problem, leaking roof, paint defect, unable to open door, cheap plastic interior, faulty ECU, mechanical problem, leaking roof, faulty power windows, gearbox failure, mechanical problem, leaking roof, paint defect, unable to open door,cheap plastic interior, faulty ECU, mechanical problem, leaking roof, faulty power windows, gearbox failure, mechanical problem, leaking roof, paint defect, unable to open door, cheap plastic interior and various other trademark Proton defects. (repeat) The tag of Proton own built engine is called ma CamRy or Cam Ry.

However, Toyota sue Proton because it resembled the name of one of it's cars, so Proton crossed the "Ry" and put "Pro" instead maCampro . Not as claimed by Proton people and the not so accurate and reliable wikipedia [2] . Proton Sawi (since 2005) Proton Sawi Proton Savvy a.k.a Sawi is a kind of vegetable launch in 2005 as the replacement model for the well known low quality and suicidal depreciating "Proton Tiara". The car is fitted with engine and gearbox sourced from Peanut . Launched with tag line "My first time being ripped off" "My first mistake" "My first heap of junk" "My First Lotus" whereit had good handling close to a supercar. This model is as of the same range and almost same sound of name as the BerokTua Mawi , a car from Malaysia's second national car project, Perodua .

Proton was supposed to fit Sawi with the not so successful CamPro 1.3 engine inside but they noticed the fucked-up CamPro engine was too expensive and too big to fit inside this car which was specifically targeted at the low budget car market, although RM450million had been used to develop the low budget super car. Sawi is claimed to be super tough and built like a nano-tech-strength-enhanced-super-tank that can withstand an indirect nuclear blast from a Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown. Proton advertised that Sawi is too tough to be destroyed so it doesn't need any airbags inside. However, real life testing confirms that it's chassis is just as tough as a creme brulee. Proton Persona (New 2007 model) Persona is a new Protong car Potong from the old Protong Junk2. Proton have not enough money for their R&D to design and built another new junk due to the internal corruption. They come out with an idea, rename, recycle and refurbish the Junk2 which full of quality problem as another new car.

What they need is just cut or Potong the ass of Junk2 and joint it with extra 28cm of metal to make it longer larger and spacious and claimed it as a new car. This is believed to be the first Protong car ever that was Potong from Proton!!! Proton Sucka BLM Before the car is announced, it has many alias such as Buruk Lagi Murah(Crap is cheaper), Banyak Lagi Masalah(Still more problem), Boleh Lepas Mawi(Can over Mawi), Belum Lagi Maju (Not improve yet), Bagi Lu Malu(Make you ashame), and Babi Lembu Malaisial(Pig & cow of Malaisial), Boleh Letak Mivec(Mistubishi Mivec Transplant). This is the dark resurrection model of the old Sucka since the old Sucka began to rest in peace after 22 year of service(still on sale to clear the old stock). This is the main model to give Plotong a chance to beat the ProTua Mawi and Siva in terms of size and price.

It has bigger chassis, bigger interior, bigger engine, bigger front & rear lamp and bigger doors than the much more expensive Mawi. It also has the power to drive over Mawi with its refined 'Can-not-Pro' engine (which is actually moved from old Junk2 1.3 liter engine). Some said it has the front look of Audi TT, rear look of Mercedes , and side look of Toyota Vios(what a copy cat design, but again, Malaysia Boleh!!). In fact, it has none of these element found on the retail model, as for the pre-order, the brochure only show the greatest part of the car, not the whole car, and no test drive is provided as the car is sealed until the launching day. The waiting list to get the car is extremely long with more than 6 month waiting period (very ridiculous, Plotong claims that there are too much orders until not enough time to make more ready stock), but you can paid RM100 in order to quit from queue immediately and straight away get a whole new Sucka, "A New Sucka Begin".

Frankly, the new Sucka is actually the "Cut and Paste" version of Protong Sawi (currently is recalled back to Plotong factory due to some issue) which been giving a mask plus cosmetic copy from Toyota Altezza. Same like the Persona model it also been Potong and added 35cm of steel recycle from old refrigerator making with an extra butt. All thanks to Protong genius solution of Cut and Paste technology from Microsoft Paint together with the help from Lotus. This budget solution is only cost RM110million ringgit sponsor by the Barisan National. As time goes, the Saga BLM design is consider outdated as it was copy from model that had discontinued. Proton keep the spirit of tradition by facelift the outlook of Saga BLM becoming Saga FL . Now the new Saga been modernization again yet look like the latest Subaru Impreza WRX kahwined with Renault Megane. Proton Exora An apparently revolutionary self made MPV. As only RM450million instead of RM1billion were spend to develop the MPV.

However, it has been very successful to date as many people of the Proton Extremists Society sexually exercise with their wives everyday and they never heard of condoms hence they have lots of kids. The name of this car is based on the Lotus Evora but that is where the relation of sport begin. It is world renowned for sporty handling making it the world best handling and rides MPV. Proton Inspira Evolution X Overshadow and jealous of how success Perodua re-badged ToyolDuck Basuh and Ah Boon. Proton came out an inspriration of re-badging back Mitsubishi Lancer again for the celebration of 25 years Proton being survive. The car is a result of partnershit between Mitsubishi after Proton send their top Chairman and Director for a vacation trip to Japan. They call it a collaboration rather than a rebadge(LOL) which only take up RM250million to develop a better version of Lancer. The new car with a tagline of Smart Guys Get It Dumb ass bought Lancer offer in MiVEC engine and F1 style paddle shift, where Proton trademark of own quality product and unique installation were feature.

According to Proton the top spec version of 2.0 CVT will sold at RM95,000.00 in Peninsular, at the same time a new Mitsubishi Lancer GT (CBU) in Langkawi dutyfree island only sold for RM70,000.00. The extra cost of RM25,000.00 is due to special accessories such as better bumper design, more bling-bling chrome, Lotus Handling, cronies stomach, Dr.M salaries and 1Malaysia Lotus Racing teams. Where it's consider best value for Rakyat money for Proton. Proton Pariah Pariah was launched in early 2012 as Malaysia first global car. Pariah was proven to have 10 stars ANCAP safety rating, it's driver confirm can survives in head on collision with German tank. The Pariah's 8-liter V12 CFE engine which develop by Pratt & Whitney sounds like lots of small things exploding. At max output 900kW (1600Nm), it can achives 0-320km/h in just mere 9.9 secs.

It was rumors that a white Pariah smoked a Bugatti Veyron at MEX Highway somewhere early of June this year, but spokesperson from Proton was unable to reach to further comment and verify. edit Out of Production Proton Tiada The most suicidal most ass depreciating car on earth. Tiara is rebadge from the 1986 Citroen AX. With the lack of availability of parts and overpriced parts from Proton plus their cool management, in 3 years time the Tiara will only cost around RM2k from its original price of RM35k. Add a couple of years more and it will go to the value of 50 cents. - how do you double its value? Just fill it's radiator with water. Proton Putra Umnos Proton own sports car is a rebadge(Ahhh again~) from the Mitsubishi Mirage Asti. Production was stopped as Proton claimed that too many owners of Putrid had rebadged their vehicles back to the Mitsubishi Mirage and that it was not selling as well as other Proton makes. To save factory space and assembly line for other vehicles, Proton introduced Proton Arena to replace the Putra.

Proton Juara The most obvious failed vehicle make by Proton with a stupid name Juara which means Champion in English. This car is claimed by many to be a coffin car, esp when it is black in color. Malaysians were not attracted to this unsporty vehicle which looks more like giant assorted biscuit tins (which is a very accurate hunch, since they were is in fact giant assorted biscuit tins from Giant supermarkets with holes cut out and wheels attached). Production of this car ended after less than a Proton, and this car will be the last Mitsubishi rebadge by Proton. Maybe not.. edit Rumor/Concept/Prototype Car Proton is also well known for spreading rumors, hoaxes, bias and bullshit about their upcoming car which handle better than Porsche 911 & faster than Nissan Skyline GTR 35 in Autobahn. Proton once have asked Kleemann to supply a Supercharger for their Satria Neo in 2005 but there is no official update until today. Later, they asked ATOM to help develop a more powerful Campro engine to them. Proton announced a partnership with VW without the agreement from VW.

They have even decided the name for the partnership,Voltron. Pathetic, but again, Malaysia Boleh!! Proton MPX A rebadged version of Lotus APX concept car which debut in 2005 Geneva Motor Show. Proton Gen2 EVE Hybrid Concept A concept car of take a Gen2 body and fix with golf caddy engine and battery. The car had been drive by Pak Lah during the 50 years of independence in 2007 at the hike of fuel price. Proton PM5 A concept sport car based on 1:8 scale diecast model. No engine and technology details were given. Islamic Car a.k.a Muslim Car Somehow the brain of Proton CEO were just too smart came out with this idea. Aim for Islamic country's market, the car could boast special features like a compass pointing to Mecca and a dedicated space to keep a copy of the Koran and a headscarf. [3] Proton EMAS For the sake of Malaysia Boleh, Proton and Dictator M make debut to the world in the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in a Tata Nano Proton EMAS concept car.

The concept car is design, built and develop by Italdesign Giugiaro which hire by Proton. On paper it looks promising because it is a concept car that won't be built after all with a hybrid engine and is expected to be in production by 2012. edit The Pahlawan Concept To show off how creative and hardworking the Proton group. Proton had bring 5 copied concept car into 2010 KLIMS (Kampung Lanun Inter-kampung Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show) in the hope too boost their car sales and government financial and physical support. Of course all the 5 what so Proton call concept car is just an ecstasy to their diehard Proton supporter.

Proton Kasturi - Saga FL with some strip of R3 sticker line Proton Jebat - rebadged of Mitsubishi Evolution X Proton Lekir - rebadged of Lotus Europa Proton Lekiu - mold concept of SUV based on Proton Exora that without interior Proton Tuah - mold concept of Sedan based on Youngman L5 that without interior edit Proton Motorsporting Division (R3) Proton's Motorsporting Division or better known as R3 (Rubbish, Ruined, Refurbished) is a sub division of Proton specializing in tinting, sticker and pimpify-ing Proton cars. The models pimped by R3 included: Suckria R3 - 1.6 Inline-1 NOHC (No Overhead Cam) engine. R2D2 Junk.2 R3 - 1.6 Inline-1 TMOHC (Too Much Overhead Cam) Sawi R3 - Vista Premium specs. Able to upgrade to Vista Ultimate.

Wajunk R3 - available in both 1.6 and 1.8 404OHCNF (404 Overhead Cam Not Found) Wira "SE" (R3 Shit Edition) - addition of bigger GT-wing giving extra 40bhp (Beng-Hilarious-Power) R3 headquarter is located within a stone throw away from the infamous Tanjung Rambutan Mental Hospital. Their product includes super dark tints, racing stripes, in-car dildos, vibrators and vaseline-based engine oil. According to R3 spokesperson, R3P0, they're currently researching on racing stripes that is able to add at least 50hp on the wheel per-inch. This innovative breakthrough is currently still under R&D testing at their Tanjung Rambutan testing facility. It would be made available to Proton enthusiast by the end of 2020 . “We are superior compared to M-Technik, Alpina, AC Schnitzer, Nismo, Sti, AMG, Brabus, Pantiebus etc etc.

don play play ...rawr!!!” ~ The Proton R3 SUPERTUNER Team edit Buy Proton if you're Patriotic Thanks to Proton's "unreliable" car history, in 2006 they suffered a massive drop in sales. Their dealers all ate buns, their share price dropped like a meteor, their managers asked for higher pay and bonus(aiya the hike in oil price), their salesman had nothing to do and became part time Mat Rempit , their female workers forced to work as GRO . Proton blamed their woes on other car companies for selling advanced, up to date, reliable and better quality cars. Tengku Mahaleel dust bin Brainless cried that he government wasn't protecting them(that's what all Malays do), even when the government sent Malaysia into another economic crisis by draining all the country's money into saving Bolehcar. It was reported that over 10,000 Proton new cars were still stuck in the Proton factory due to their excellent quality. To promote Proton cars, the government ministers told all Malaysians to buy Proton cars if they love their own country. Buy a foreign car or Perodua if you're a retard!

(yeah right, and when did the last time you see a government official in a sodding Proton?) Proton desperately tried to boost sales by offering incentives such as free window tints, free GT-Wings, free sex with the salesman's daughter, free Japanese Porn, and to top it all off, zero down payment and zero to pay until the end of time. If all these freebies still don't work (especially the sex part), then cars of all makes over 5 years old shall be banned from the roads unless it is a Proton. “Company no profit is never mind lah, but promise i got salary la.., and also higher bonus for this year lah please. Tolong lah we are so patriotic and proud to work with Proton!” ~ The Proton management people “Jika anda tidak beli proton, anda tidak cinta akan Negara. (If you don't buy a Goddamn Proton than you hate your own country and you shall be hung in front of public .” ~ Pendidikan Tidak Bermoral Textbook edit The Automotive Globalization Proton realised they needed to co-operate with some big car manufacturing company to survive. Having LOTUS alone is not enough.

In 2007, Proton started to lick Volkswagen 's balls, hoping for a partnership. But actually VW were more interested to buy the entire Proton company. The partnership failed due to the Never Ending Policy of Bolehland which does not allow Prorot to be bought and owned by a foreign entity like Volkswagen. Lately they started to negotiate with Peugeot but still failed due to the same unknown reason. Then they started a rumour saying that General Motors was interested in a partnership with them but later General Motors claimed it was bullshit. On a second try, Proton was back in talks with Volkswagen again but still failed. Proton sent out representatives which is the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Amat AduhLah Bodohwi to lick the anus of VW's CEO. It still failed however. On May 31st 2007, the Pak Lembik@Pak Lah@Pak Tidur dalam meeting proudly announced that Proton doesn't need Volkswagen and the deal is over. (We all know that VW don't give a shit about Proton). On 1st June 2007, Proton reported a loss of over RM600 million.

All Malaysians are anticipating for Proton announce bankruptcy but as we know this won't happen because government will keep on pouring Malaysian tax payer's money to save Proton. Again on June 2007 they spread their second rumor that Volkswagen AG already bought them but later Volkswagen say it was hoax and scam from Proton. WTF is wrong with them?!?!? As of November Pak Lembik@Pak Lah@Pak Tidur announced that "hey look, we don't actually need to lick Volkswagen's balls in order to make better quality cars. We could actually look for partners from India or Cambodia or some factory in Ghana". A good thing about this idea is because we will safe our face and "We - Malaysians with our Boleh spirit" will not kowtao to any lame American/English/European Faggots and need to follow their rules in producing quality cars. We will continue to use our own faggoty rule and continue producing low quality cars with or without any partners even if we have to squeeze every damn penny from the citizen.

“You die your problem, you get permanent disability your problem, you pay $70,000 to buy our low quality car your problem, If you don't buy our sucky car is our problem because we need this money to support our high class lifestyle, it doesn't matter if you be eating Maggi Mee every day for the rest of your day as long as we are eating caviar and driving a personal jet on autopilot while humping Models.” ~ The Proton management people edit Protect me more please From its launch, Proton has been given a high tax and duty exemption from the Government compared to other imported makes. The price differential is enormous. After the birth of Proton, Japanese/European cars were taxed up to 200% of their actual prices. Poor Malaysians are FORCED to buy buy Proton cars because of the high import taxes of foreign makes. With an average income of around RM1,600 per person, they could afford no better, while some Datuk or Tan Sri could ride around in their BMWs flushed with money from their Ali Baba businesses.

Mengenai kerugian itu, antara lain ia disebabkan jumlah jualan kereta yang kurang kualiti dan juga faktor kebencian pembeli-pembeli kereta kepada Proton yang sering ditunjukkan di dalam siri Top Gear. The above statement was spoken by one Malaysian minister. Translated it means "As for the losses in Proton, the reasons are low quality and also the reasons of dislike that buyers had for Proton (cars) that was shown in the Top Gear series." Once again,true to bolehland standards,blaming others is the way to solve their own problems. PROTON models & history - autoevolution autoevolution 2 discontinued history Proton actually comes from PeRusahaan OTOmobil Nasional which roughly translates to National Automobile Enterprise in Malaysian. That's right, Proton is a Malaysian car manufacturer which first started out in 1983, following the wishes of former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad. At first, parts and technology came from Mitsubishi but later on, as experience accumulated, Proton became independent even if most of the cars were still based on Mitsubishi models.

Their first model which was launched in 1985 was called the Proton Saga. Soon after the first Sagas were rolling on Malaysian streets, exports started to Bangladesh (1986) and by 1987 Proton had already made 50,000 units. That same year a distribution agreement with a UK dealer was made in order to ship Sagas over to the British Isles but that would materialize only in 1989, when 150,000 units were already produced and plans for a engine assembly plant were already under way, the inauguration being celebrated in 1991. A new model, the Proton Ishwara was launched in 1992 and then in 1993 the Wira, a model based on the Mitsubishi Colt, which enjoyed moderate success with 220,000 units sold over 2 years. In 1994, the Proton Satria joined the model line-up and in 1996 the Proton Tiara.

With thousands of models sold both domestically and internationally (in about 31 countries around the world), Proton was gaining in financial power which enabled it to purchase Lotus technologies in 1996, a move which earned it a much needed technological infusion. a new sports model car will emerge from this partnership, the Proton Ultimate, announced for the first time in 2001. Another partnership was announced in 2004 with Volkswagen AG where the Malaysian manufacturer would gain access to German technology and in return it would offer its facilities for foreign car manufacturing. However, this plan fell through by 2006, when Volkswagen announced the two companies would go their separate ways because they couldn't agree on the terms. That same year, Proton suffered a massive drop in sales which caused a $169 million loss in profit. This was the basis of the rumor that Volkswagen was actually interested in purchasing 51% of the company. Interestingly enough, just by announcing that Proton would try to get out of the crisis alone, the company's stock dropped overnight to an all-time low.

expand Mahathir, if Proton can't compete, let it die Mahathir, if Proton can't compete, let it die Dr M: Maintain AP system or Proton will die Black Mamba: When Perwaja and Proton were first mooted decades ago, I remember the opposition led by Lim Kit Siang relentlessly opposed their implementation because Malaysia has a small domestic market to support both industries. It was never heeded. After some years, Perwaja encountered great financial difficulties and had to be bailed out. Proton managed to survive because of the favourable policies enacted to protect this infant industry which have taken at a great toll on the rakyat's finances. Lim was correct and Dr Mahathir Mohamad's foolish effort to leapfrog the nation into the industrial league foundered. As they say, "The only way to convinced a fool is to let him have his own way." Unfortunately because of this one man's ill-conceived vision, the nation has to pay a very heavy price. Cheong Sai Fah: The Malaysian public have suffered high car prices so that Proton may live. Proton has been given enough time to grow. Look at the Korean carmakers. They are prospering.

If Proton can't survive after all these years, it deserves to go under. Onyourtoes: Yes, some APs (approved permits) have existed for 80 years and they must have benefitted lots of Chinese businessmen, so the insinuation goes. Well, if there were businessmen benefitting from the system, there must be politicians in power who were too corrupt or stupid to see it. If after 80 years of AP system, we are still not self-reliant and self-sufficient on rice, flour and sugar, what made this stupid politician thinks that Malaysia will be competitive and self-reliant in the automobile industry. It has been more than 30 years, the national automobile policy as it stands today is still in limbo. The Koreans who started the automobile industry around the same time as us has become the world's powerhouse. Malaysia, on the contrary, has become the world biggest automobile parasite. It is time to put a stop to more than 30 years of exploitation by a bunch of good for nothing parasites at the expense of millions of Malaysian consumers. A whole generation of Malaysians have sacrificed and paid for their folly.

The great architect of Malaysia's ill-conceived automobile policy (more aptly the blood-sucking policy) must be told in no uncertain term to back off. Get rid of all APs now and we will see the standard of living among Malaysians improve by leaps and bounds. Odysseus: If Proton or any business cannot compete effectively in the open market, it's better to let it die a natural death and channel the money to better use. A cat is only a good cat if it catches a rat. A car is only a good car if it brings you from one place to another with minimal cost. Wg321: At one time, I heard Proton is producing an Islamic car for the Middle East countries and Turkey. What happened? You see, even fellow Muslims overseas are not interested in an Islamic car which is of poor quality. They preferred Hyundai cars which are of superior quality than Proton. By the way, both Hyundai and Proton started producing cars at about the same time in the 1980s. When PM Najib Razak launched the BEE (Bumiputera Economic Empowerment) agenda, he only wanted the bumiputeras to compete among themselves in order to prosper.

He does not want the bumis to compete with non-bumis. By the way, non-bumis include the Koreans, Japanese, and Chairman Mao's Chinese from China, etc. Anonymous_4056: Maintain Proton and the rakyat will die. Let the uncompetitive Proton die. The Malays will have cars that are more reliable, safer and economical cars. Why must we keep these unworthy cars and every rakyat is made to pay a high price for them. This does not make business sense, Mahathir. Cala: Is Mahathir's logic on the AP system valid? Correct me if I am wrong, but let's compare two models - one made by Proton and the other, an imported car by a foreign manufacturer of equivalent engine size. The cost of a Proton is ‘2x' (say), and its anticipated profit ‘y'. So Proton sells at ‘2x+y'. For the imported car, let's assume the cost of production is only ‘1x' because of efficiency.

If ‘y' is the profit, and if the imported model can still sell, its selling price must be x+x+y = 2x+y, the same as Proton, where the second ‘x' must be the price of an AP system earned by an AP holder, and who is most likely a rent-seeker. Mahathir's logic is, in order to create a level-playing field for Proton, the AP holder is allowed to earn ‘x' for each car imported. But what is the contribution of the AP holder? The answer: nothing. The system is in fact perpetuating an inefficient Proton. In the meantime, Malaysians are made to bear with Proton's ‘2x' in production cost. The above-mentioned is a simple model for comparison. We know for a fact that an imported car sells much higher than ‘2x+y'. In many cases, it sells probably at ‘3x+y'. If that is the case, imagine the amount of money earned by a typical rent-seeker? At the same time, Proton can continue with its inefficient production, and in the process, benefitting perhaps the parts suppliers who have no incentive to improve as the system shield them from competition.

Thus, what we see is a vicious cycle where car buyers are taken for a ride by Proton. What then is the conclusion as evidenced from the AP system? The Proton parts suppliers can earn their disproportionate profit despite low-value products delivered. But who are these parts suppliers? And AP holders too can profit handsomely as they sell the APs to anyone who wishes to import a car. Again, who are these AP holders? Tellingly, in place is a clear system of "extractive political institution" that facilitated an "extractive economic institution" that takes the form of AP system which benefits the ruling elites at the expense of the masses (car buyers). Hence, there is little incentive to remove the AP system. Why should Mahathir do it? Oh Ya?: Who cares whether Proton or the rent-seekers die or live? How could a small group of cronies hold 25 million Malaysians to ransom? Toffeesturn: If Proton cannot compete after all these years it must die and there can be no two ways about this.

We can't afford to support unproductive enterprises - the price of a Proton is exorbitantly high and the only reason this is so is because they are not sufficiently productive, in fact they are unproductive. Companies are unproductive because of varied reasons, inefficient management, corrupt practices, ineffective systems, poor R&D (research and development), incompetence and all these I think are woes that affect Proton. Chinniah1954: Mahathir should have paid more attention to building a good public transport system rather than Proton. A better public transport system would have saved the majority of the Malaysians from being in debt to the finance companies and banks. Indeed, you got your priorities all wrong in this matter. EvenSteven: Just to let you know Tun, I traded in my two-year old Perdana for an 11-year old Suzuki Vitara and I got the better part of the exchange. The above is a selection of comments posted by Malaysiakini subscribers. Only paying subscribers can post comments. Over the past one year, Malaysiakinians have posted over 100,000 comments. Join the Malaysiakini community and help set the news agenda. Subscribe now.

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Question: Proton Cars were originally produced in which country?
Answer: MALAYSIA